weekend with Nancy

I feel that I don't have anything exciting to write such as other bloggers do. Isn't a Chinese curse, "May you have an interesting life?" On Saturday night we went to a Valentines dinner at a friend's country club. It was hard to be sociable for so long. I felt like my smile was plastered on. All of the people at the table, except Susan and Darrel) were strangers. There were 12 of us altogether. Jon was having a good time talking to his neighbor, but the guy sitting next to me was hard to talk to. He was a big hunter and fisherman, and that pretty much sums up his interests. Not only that, but he advocated killing hawks because they kill quails (bobwhites). I tried to convince him that the numbers of quail were down because of loss of habitat, but he just likes to kill "varmints" and that includes coyotes, snakes, cats, etc. My policy is that the animals were here before we were, so just leave them alone, or try to make things easier for them. Jon and I actually pushed a rattlesnake off the road, very carefully! I love to hear the hawks as they fly. They have to eat too.

The next day, Sunday, I felt awful. My stomach has been really bothering me, probably from taking ibuprofen for several days. I just can't take it, even though I hurt a lot, it isn't worth the stomach pain. So I put on my "sick outfit" of baggy pants and matching top and didn't do much of anything. Also on Saturday night in the middle of the night, there was a huge crash. Jon and I jumped up, he got the gun, and I went to investigate. Alas, my big venetian mirror in the powder room had fallen apart. The panels of mirror fell off. What a mess. On Sunday, I Googled "venitian mirrors" and found the Mirror Lady site. I also found that a quality mirror should have the mirrored panels attached to the wood with tiny screws and a medallion. I ordered a 36 x24 Venetian mirror from her. I think that we will spend all our retirement money replacing things that break down.